Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2427: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the request for redaction of personally identifiable information from electronic documents displayed for public access by county assessors and county recorders
Status: In committee, February 18, 2026
An Act relating to the request for redaction of personally identifiable information from electronic documents displayed for public access by county assessors and county recorders.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the request for redaction of personally identifiable information from electronic documents displayed for public access by county assessors and county recorders.
From the introduced text, February 12, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the request for redaction of personally identifiable information from electronic documents displayed for public access by county assessors and county recorders. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6058YH (6) ms/js H.F. 2427 Section 1. Section 331.604, subsection 3, paragraph g, subparagraph (1), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: (1) Upon request by a peace officer, as defined in section 801.4, civilian employee of a law enforcement agency, or state or federal judicial officer or state or federal prosecutor, United States senator, representative in Congress, statewide elected official, member of the general assembly, or local partisan elected official, the county assessor or the county assessor's staff, or the county recorder or the county recorder's staff, shall redact the requestor's name contained in electronic documents that are displayed for public access through an internet site. Sec. 2. Section 331.604, subsection 3, paragraph g, subparagraph (3), Code 2026, is amended by striking the subparagraph. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. Under current law, a peace officer, a civilian employee of a law enforcement agency, a state or federal judicial officer, or a state or federal prosecutor may request their name be redacted …
Sponsors
- Blaine Watkins (R, 100) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/18/2026 12:00PM RM 305.
- : Subcommittee: Watkins, Ramirez and Stone. H.J. 310 .
- : Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 274 .
Subjects: public officers, county government, county recorders, county assessors, records and publications
Common questions
- What is HF2427?
- HF2427 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the request for redaction of personally identifiable information from electronic documents displayed for public access by county assessors and county recorders.
- What does HF2427 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the request for redaction of personally identifiable information from electronic documents displayed for public access by county assessors and county recorders.
- What is the status of HF2427?
- In committee as of February 18, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee recommends passage. (February 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2427?
- Blaine Watkins (R, 100).
- Where is the official record for HF2427?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2427&ga=91
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